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minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 hours agoBuild a large enough magnetic rail launcher and you could save shit tons of fuel. Get a ship doing 2000 mph before it leaves the ground and needs its rockets and you’ll have a pretty good head start.
minus-squarewonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·17 hours agoCould even take a scramjet to the upper layers of the atmosphere before kicking in the chemical propulsion
Build a large enough magnetic rail launcher and you could save shit tons of fuel. Get a ship doing 2000 mph before it leaves the ground and needs its rockets and you’ll have a pretty good head start.
Could even take a scramjet to the upper layers of the atmosphere before kicking in the chemical propulsion